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. >> here is 1840 view of america through the senses. the population reached 17 million in 26 states. we consistently see 30%. slaves #2.5 million, which is almost 15% of the population, and new orleans joins the list of the largest cities in the united states. we heard about the tylers and their attitude toward slavery. give us an indication of what was happening in 1840. >> this is a tremendous time of sexual tension. we like to think the country is divided regionally, that everyone in the north is anti slavery and everyone in the south is proslavery. it is not that simple. people in the north benefited from slavery and the slave trade until it was ended. they now move into a different economic arena. they no longer need slavery, and slippery as a threat to them because of the free labor system in the north, and the kinds of the economy that is needed to preserve institutions in the north are different from in the north are different from those in the south, so what is happening in congress is both groups want to control legislation, b
. >> here is 1840 view of america through the senses. the population reached 17 million in 26 states. we consistently see 30%. slaves #2.5 million, which is almost 15% of the population, and new orleans joins the list of the largest cities in the united states. we heard about the tylers and their attitude toward slavery. give us an indication of what was happening in 1840. >> this is a tremendous time of sexual tension. we like to think the country is divided regionally, that...
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what are some of the things we should take away from those statistics, that snapshot of america? >> one of the things is there is an expansion going on. this is one of the things that is very difficult for the adamses because politics are changing, and the changing politics means they are new englanders. they are federalists. as time goes by, as the population moved south and westward, it makes it more difficult for politics that they believe in. >> we are going to invite your telephone calls. we will be going to calls in just a few minutes. i am told you want to read us a passage from one of the letters. >> i would like to remark on the 39-year life span. that is not exactly accurate to the extent that children died much more rapidly. if a child survived to 12, probably the life span was much longer. many, many people lived into their 70's, as the adamses did. >> the five children -- how many of them survived to adulthood? >> four. >> four? you are getting a passage ready for us. you wanted to read us from the letter we talked about earlier, "remember the ladies"? >> right. in t
what are some of the things we should take away from those statistics, that snapshot of america? >> one of the things is there is an expansion going on. this is one of the things that is very difficult for the adamses because politics are changing, and the changing politics means they are new englanders. they are federalists. as time goes by, as the population moved south and westward, it makes it more difficult for politics that they believe in. >> we are going to invite your...
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[applause] that is america, and that is promise. my parents and my grandparents instilled in me those midwestern values, the same values that you pass on to your children. family, faith, humility, hard work. they taught me to live with honor and courage, and to never stop fighting for what i believe in. everyone of you in this room, when you think of courage and have to take that one big step or do something you are afraid to do, you always think of something or someone in your family. for me, i always think of my grandpa. back then, it was so dangerous. they would hear the whistle, and everyone would run to the mine. they did not know who was killed or hurt that day. my grandpa worked in those mines a longtime. i met a guy at a little restaurant. he came running up to me and said that his dad had worked with my grandpa. he explained that after many years, my grandpa got promoted to foreman. he said that all of the foremen would radio down when the guys had to go into a new and dangerous part of the mine. he said, everyone except yo
[applause] that is america, and that is promise. my parents and my grandparents instilled in me those midwestern values, the same values that you pass on to your children. family, faith, humility, hard work. they taught me to live with honor and courage, and to never stop fighting for what i believe in. everyone of you in this room, when you think of courage and have to take that one big step or do something you are afraid to do, you always think of something or someone in your family. for me,...
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that's the america. we don't give up. [ applause ] >> please join me in welcoming okay henderson of iowa radio who's going to be our moderator this morning. >> on behalf of my colleagues on radio iowa, welcome to this event. let me introduce the first analyst, the iowa native who has managed successful campaigns for jim webb and minnesota senator amy crobishar. she managed oklahoma and it was the only primary state he won. the most recent campaign gig was in iowa as christie's 2012 campaign manager, please welcome jessica vandenbergh. the next panelist is a former financial consultant running a house hold with six children these days. she won a seat in the iowa senate in 2006 and served one term. she used a youtube video in early july to announce she was running for the third congressional seat. please welcome former senator stacy apple. our first analyst was the national finance director for howard dean's presidential campaign in 2004 and 2006. she managed senator john custer's campaign. in 2006, she ma
that's the america. we don't give up. [ applause ] >> please join me in welcoming okay henderson of iowa radio who's going to be our moderator this morning. >> on behalf of my colleagues on radio iowa, welcome to this event. let me introduce the first analyst, the iowa native who has managed successful campaigns for jim webb and minnesota senator amy crobishar. she managed oklahoma and it was the only primary state he won. the most recent campaign gig was in iowa as christie's 2012...
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they would say, the united states of america are. which signaled that it was not quite holding together. there was a fear it was holding -- going to fall apart. they called it regionalism, and later they call is sectionalism as they head to the civil war. so we know that nation is going to be a strong nation state, it is a democracy, and a two-party system and a strong president. that was none of the things the founders had intended. we look back and see that time as a time of growing pains. and we see dolley madison not knowing how this would end, was the perfect person to ease into the country and twa it was going to be. >> serving as the chief executive of the nation, he brought the real concept of how he wanted the role to be carried out. how did he approach it and how did she help him? >> well, you said "concept," and i think that's perfect, because he was the idea guy. he was very theoretical. he and other members of the founding generation understood as a concept "unit." it was their number one job. how do you do it? how do yo
they would say, the united states of america are. which signaled that it was not quite holding together. there was a fear it was holding -- going to fall apart. they called it regionalism, and later they call is sectionalism as they head to the civil war. so we know that nation is going to be a strong nation state, it is a democracy, and a two-party system and a strong president. that was none of the things the founders had intended. we look back and see that time as a time of growing pains....
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america was overwhelmingly a rural, rustic agrayingian farm based society. it ended at the appalachian mountains, there were only, in 1800 there were three roads that crossed. the united states was a nation in name only. it was in fact three distinct nations, it was new england, it was the middle states, and it was the south. and each of them had one major, quote, major city, philadelphia as you say the largest city in the nation with all of 40,000 people. so one of the things that martha washington, i think, frankly found not altogether to her liking was the fact that she was uprooted from the agricultural, rural life at mount vernon that she knew, that she had been born into, that she had mastered in many ways, and relished, and it is only the latest chapter of her sacrifice which in its own way i think you could argue matches anything that her husband sacrificed. >> well, that's true. she did not want to go to a city. she did not want to live in the north. she wanted to be home, at mount vernon. but she had to be there with her husband to do what her husb
america was overwhelmingly a rural, rustic agrayingian farm based society. it ended at the appalachian mountains, there were only, in 1800 there were three roads that crossed. the united states was a nation in name only. it was in fact three distinct nations, it was new england, it was the middle states, and it was the south. and each of them had one major, quote, major city, philadelphia as you say the largest city in the nation with all of 40,000 people. so one of the things that martha...
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>>s a new america century. is america beginning to change the place in the world? >>> absolutely. the pan american exposition was america's coming out party. america owned now much of the western hemisphere. cuba, puerto rico. and the -- and the pacific guam of course with hawaii and all of the philippines all in one presidency, one truncated presidency. so you have this remarkable overnight explosion of activity. and the american people were having this debate which goes on to this day. what's the role in the world? it began with william mckinley. >> at that time, he was shot as we talked about by this anarchist. how long did he linger? >> 16? eight days. >> eight days. what happens to ida mckinley after his death? >> well, you know, she -- it 's it's very interesting. she wanted to be with him. she wanted some privacy. she wanted to have a moment with him. i i mean the day before he died, the night before -- in the late hours, she was brought in to be with him. and they did have private words together. and, you know, mckinley said something that i found has never been quoted wid
>>s a new america century. is america beginning to change the place in the world? >>> absolutely. the pan american exposition was america's coming out party. america owned now much of the western hemisphere. cuba, puerto rico. and the -- and the pacific guam of course with hawaii and all of the philippines all in one presidency, one truncated presidency. so you have this remarkable overnight explosion of activity. and the american people were having this debate which goes on to...
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looking back at the history of branding in america. if you are to use the president's image today, you would quickly get calls from lawyers about doing that. were there any rules whatsoever about the use of the first couples? >> no, and that is why these companies get away with it. several supporters of cleveland in congress were trying to get that type of legislation passed, to not use their image without the way he would veto legislation was to edit it. he had enough detractors that even though they liked frances, they do not want to give them anything he wanted. they could not get these laws passed. >> here is a bit of frances cleveland she had about her frustration. where is this from? >> that was a letter she wrote to the editor of country magazine. he had run an ad for this company. she had become friends and asked him to arrange for that to happen. >> we have to explain how this 49-year-old president and the 21-year-old ride ever became a couple. tell us the story of grover and frances cleveland. >> grover was law partners and f
looking back at the history of branding in america. if you are to use the president's image today, you would quickly get calls from lawyers about doing that. were there any rules whatsoever about the use of the first couples? >> no, and that is why these companies get away with it. several supporters of cleveland in congress were trying to get that type of legislation passed, to not use their image without the way he would veto legislation was to edit it. he had enough detractors that...
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and the word of god to recalibrate america. it was his unwavering service and sharing of his dream and his that dr. kingfice gave us not only a legacy to inspire, he also gave was inspired to guide. the lesson is this and it is simple. and liberty life and the pursuit of happiness and a harvest of the quality of education for all of our children whether public or private schools. governmentf limited and strong families and economically thriving nation. and a nation were even the least of these may have a chance to experience prosperity that can only be derived from the satisfaction and personal responsibility of hard work. in order to produce a harvest we must follow king's lead. the soil of freedom and justice not just for some but for everyone. -- androot of the dream the harvest will be went. it will protect the root of the drink and be original soil of human dignity for which it draws its strength it will be protected from contaminants and class warfare, socialism and any other polluted -- pollutant. if we would all resolve
and the word of god to recalibrate america. it was his unwavering service and sharing of his dream and his that dr. kingfice gave us not only a legacy to inspire, he also gave was inspired to guide. the lesson is this and it is simple. and liberty life and the pursuit of happiness and a harvest of the quality of education for all of our children whether public or private schools. governmentf limited and strong families and economically thriving nation. and a nation were even the least of these...